The Pakistan Today of 17-12-2010 has published views of Mr Mirani, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering of Mehran University titled Mehran University Professor gets candid. It is stated that Kalabagh dam if built would make Sindh dry and Pakhtunkhwa saline. The above statement indicates gross ignorance about the issue as it is more of obfuscation rather than being candid about the dam. The Water Accord of 1991 prescribes a 37% share of water for Sindh i.e., equal to that of Punjab which will irrigate more than half a million acres of Sindh while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gets 14% share which it cannot get otherwise by any source. How could this province get saline? It appears the professor has ventured into the discussion without getting his facts straight which does not help remove unfounded doubts about the dam.
Dr Muhammad Yaqoob Bhatti
Lahore